John mccafferty



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J. MOCAFFERTY.- NoN-REPILLABLB BoTTLE.

No. 606,293. lmntedV June 28,1898.

contents of the bottle. tion A is provided at a predetermined point ll'NiTnn STATES l JOIIN MCCAFFER'IY,OF VALL, `PENNSYLVANIA, .ASSIGNOR` OFONE-HALF TO JOHN JAMES MCCAFFERTY, OF SAME PLACE.

NoN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SFECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,293, dated June 28, 1898. Application filed August 3,1897@ sentirme-16,970. (No man.)

T0 LZZ whom it ntcty concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN MCCAFFERTY, re-

siding at lVall, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented' a new and useful Non-Refillable Bottle, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bottles of the class designated as non-refillable, and has for its object to provide a loottle which, being once lled and the mechanism inserted in the neck, will permit the outward i'low of the liquid, but not the reiillin g of the same.

My improved bottle is of simple" construction and requires but little change in the formation of the neck portion to adapt it to receive the mechanism rendering it impossible to rell the bottle.

In the drawings herewith, forming a part of this specification, in which like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference- Figure l is a perspective View of a bottle equipped with my improved non relling mechanism. Fig. 2 is a vertical section centrally of the neck portion. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the neck, the bottle being in an inclined position. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the inner mechanism. Fig. 5 embraces disconnected portions of that shown in Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings by letters, A is the body portion of the bottle, provided with a neck A', the inner diameter of which is preferably even throughout; but it may be conical, if desired. The upper end O of the said neck portion is interiorly screw-threaded and provided with a screw-plug D, having an upwardly-projected lug D'vfor operating the same. In the upper edge of the neck portion C, I provide'a small slot C', and extending from the lower edge of the plug D, I provide a vertical recess or slot E, the said recesses or slots E and O overlapping each other to some extent, so as to form an outlet for the The said neck porwith an annular exterior shoulder B, which produces a corresponding inner annular groove. The said plug D is provided, depending from its lower end, with an annular portion F, upon which is rigidly secured or formed integrally therewith a disk F', somey what smaller in diameter than that of plug D,

the purpose of said disk being to prevent any y tampering with the lower mechanism through the outlet in the plug D and the slot OC Depending from the portion F is a still smaller annular portion G', having upon its lower end a transverse cross-piece G2.

` I next provide in that portion of the neck below the annular shoulder B another plug II, adapted to fit closely within the neck and provided with a band O, of rubber or other material, adapted to prevent the passage of any liquid between the perimeter of said plug` and the wall'ot' the neck. The said plug H is provided with an enlarged recess H', having at its bottom an aperture H2, leading downwardly through the center ofthe said plug. Slightly below the edge and extending transversely across the said recess H', I provide two small parallel pins G, between which the portion G is adapted to pass, and upon diametrically opposite sides of said Aplug I-I, I provide resilient springs M and M',

havin g their upper free ends projecting above the edge of the said plu g and bent over thereupon, so as to constitute resilient locking- -iingers in connection with the inner annular groove beneath the'annular shoulder B. I also provide, extending across the upper end of said'plug I-I, aplate N, longitudinally slotted, the depending portion G of the plug D passing between the bifurcated portions M of said plate N, both ends of 'said plate and bifurcations thereof beingbent over'against Vthe lateral surface of the plug II, as herein shown'.v

I next provide a ball-valve K, which is adapted to be placed within the recess Ill', the lower portion of said recessbeing concaved, so as to form a suitable valve-seat for said ball, which when resting tliereineffectually closes the aperture H2, leading downwardly from said recess.

The parts having been constructed as herein shown the operation of my device is as follows: The several portions are connect-ed' together, as shown in Fig. 4t, and introduced into the neck of the bottle, the plug D being rotated until the opening causedby the coincidingslotsor recesses C and E form a sufciently-diniinished outlet. After the cross IOO portion G2 has been projected between the cross-pins G the slotted plate N is then passed across the upper end of said portion H and at right angles to the cross-pins G, the part G being between the portions N', the end of said plate and the bifurcated ends being clenched into slots Q, provided upon the outer surface of said plug H. By having the slotted plate and the cross-pins intersecting each other a central opening is provided by the slot of said plate and the pins in which said portion G' is rotatable, but which is not large enough to permit the withdrawal of the cross portion G2. Thus the plugs D and H are rotatably connected together, and plug H is prevented from' being withdrawn from the bottle-neck by the springs M and M', so that after the plugs are once positionedin the neck they cannot be withd rawn excepting by breaking said neck. Thus it will be seen that the function of the cross-pins G and the slotted plate B is to rotatably connect the two plugs, but to prevent their separation by vertical movement. The said ball K will be afforded sufcient play within the valve-seat, but will be prevented from having too much play by means of the cross-plate G2 being in contact with said ball when the bottle is tilted with the neck downwardly, as shown in Fig. 3.

As above stated, the outflow may be regulated by means of the screw-plug D being downwardly rotated to a greater or lesser extent.

By means of the construction as above set forth I provide a simple and efficient device by means of which consu mers may be assured as to the identity of the liquor offered them and which may be utilized in many other ways where it is desired to prevent the reuse of a bottle after the original contents thereof are exhausted.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by means of Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with the neck of a bottle, of a screw-plug provided with a vertical recess adapted to register with a slot in the upper edge of the said neck, and mechanism retained below said plug by means of which a ball-valve is kept in operative position, substantially as herein shown and set forth.

2. The combination with the neck portion of a bottle, provided with a slotted lip and interiorly screw-threaded in its upper portion, of a screw-plug adapted to engage with said interiorly-screw-threaded neck, a central depending portion secured to or formed integral with said plug, a disk upon.said depending portion, another plug provided with lateral springs adapted to engage with an annular groove formed upon the inner surface of the neck, a ball-valve seated within a recess within said lower plug, said ball being limited in its movement by the depending portion of said screw-plug, and means for maintaining said depending portion in a central vertical position, all substantially as herein shown and set forth.

3. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination with the interiorly-screw-threaded and vertically-slotted neck portion thereof, of a screw-threaded plug adapted to engage with said interiorly-screw-threaded neck,said plug provided in its lower portion with a lateral vertical slot or recess, a portion depending from said plug, a disk secured or formed upon said depending portion, a cross-plate secured upon the lower end of said portion, another plug adapted to be depressed into the lower end of said neck, springs secured upon said lower plug having their upper ends adapted to form retaining-fingers in connection with an annular groove interiorly formed in the neck of the bottle, a ball-valve within a recess in said lower plug, said recess provided with a downwardly-extended aperture leading through said plug, and means as herein shown for limiting the movement of said valve, all substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and set forth.

4. The combinationwith a bottle having an interior]y-screw-threaded, slotted neck provided with an inner annular groove,of a screwplug with a vertical slot adapted to be engaged by said screw-threaded neck, another plug recessed and apertured inserted below the first-mentioned plug, a ball-valve adapted to have proper play within said recess in the lower plug, spring-catches for retaining said lower plug below said annular groove, means for limiting the play of said ball-valve, and a projected lug portion for rotating the firstmentioned plug, all substantially as herein shown and set forth.

5. The combination in a non-reiillable bottle, of a neck portion interiorly screw-threaded, and provided with a vertical slot in the lip and an inner annular groove, and a screwplug adapted to be engaged by said screwthreaded neck, said plug having a depending portion with a cross-plate secured to the lower end thereof, another plug adapted to be depressed to a point below said inner groove and retained in said position by spring-catches, a ball-valve located in a recess provided in said lower plug, above an aperture leading downwardly therethrough, means for limiting the play of said valve, and a disk on the lower end of the screw-plug, all substantially as herein shown and set forth.

JOHN MCCAFFERTY. lVitnesses:

G. A. BELL, EUGENE McDEvITT.

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